Community Games Stories

The second very successful Heathcote Community Games event was held in and by the Community of Heathcote, between Friday 19th February and Sunday 28th February.  
Pitsmoor Adventure Playground hosted a fantastic legacy event on Saturday with over 100 athletes participating in sports and traditional games.
The spirit of Community Games has stretched across the globe and Heathcote a small rural town in Central Victoria Australia has hosted the first game outside of England.
Spring is nearly here so what better time to start thinking about organising your Community Games.
Foleshill is one of the most deprived areas within Coventry.  In terms of employment it ranks 19 out of 20; in terms of health it ranks 17 out of 20; and it has the highest levels of deprivation and the lowest levels of participation in sport and physical activity than any other area of the City. 
Oswestry’s Community Games took place on 21st September on Town’s Park, within a short walk of the Town Centre.  It was the second year that the event had been held, organised by a local volunteer with the support of the Town Council and volunteers from many local clubs.  This year, 14 sports clubs...
Floorball is a fun, exciting sport that is easy to get into.  It’s similar to ‘unihoc’ and played with a puck.  Hastings Predators Floorball Club is a non-profit community sports club working primarily with young people and young adults in Hastings and St Leonards. The aim of the club is to promote...
East London Vision (ELVis) supports people with sight loss across the seven east London Boroughs north of the Thames. Following three successful introductory multi-sports events in Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets earlier on in this year, ELVis, with a range of partners, organised a...
Nominated by West Yorkshire Sport, Paul is being passed on the baton from 2013 Shining Light Sue Abbot. Paul is a truly inspirational character and is a valued volunteer at Community Games events. Paul has volunteered in Community Games in the past but this year is involved in three Community Games around...
Nominated by Merseyside Sports Partnership, Julie receives the baton from 2013 Shining Light Tracey Sanderson. Merseyside Sports Partnership nominated Julie due to her continued commitment to ensure that existing Community Games events and new events are delivered in the Borough of Halton for the past two...